Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the man in the image after the collection was donated.
Three individuals stand together while the woman in the middle holds an award plaque. It reads: "Presented to Gala/Cala L. Mercier for (illegible) service as President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 1960-1961." The man on the right may be Justice John Mowbray. The name tags worn cannot be read.
A young boy wearing a cowboy-like shirt and boots stands next to an old man wearing suspenders and a top hat. The unidentified pair lean against a car. Behind them, signs for Budweiser Beer and Coca Cola hang from the nearby building. Inscription with photo reads: "I can't recall this old timer's name, or the boy who is a man now."" (D.D.) date - 1950's
Politicians sit together on a couch, likely during a political ralley before Lyndon B. Johnson became the Vice President. Identified from left to right: "1. Walter Baring, 2. Grant Sawyer, 3. Lyndon Johnson, 4. Alan Bible, 5. Howard Cannon, 6. Benny Goffstein(?)"
Rising mushroom cloud after the detonation of a nuclear device on a 300 foot tower of Yucca Flat of Nevada Test Site. People can be seen at the bottom of the photo sitting on bleachers and watching the cloud rise in the distance. Photo credit: Joint Office of Test Information. [March 12, 1955?]
Rising mushroom cloud after detonation of a nuclear device, most likely at the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada. Photo credit: Atomic Energy Commission.